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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Messner and his team finally set off on July 13 from the base camp, how many yaks were carrying Messner's supplies?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

2. According to Messner in the Tibet chapter, how long after landing in the Tsangpo valley did he expect it would take to reach Lhasa by jeep?
(a) Two hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Two days.
(d) One day.

3. As Messner began his descent, what disturbed him the most?
(a) His numbness.
(b) His exhaustion.
(c) His ennui.
(d) His cough.

4. In the Tibet chapter, who did Nena send back to Shigatsa because of altitude sickness?
(a) Tsao.
(b) Shezung.
(c) Jul.
(d) Lhunpo.

5. According to the liaison officer with Messner, how long should it have taken the traveling party to reach their destination in the Rongbuk chapter?
(a) Eight hours.
(b) One day.
(c) Two days.
(d) Four hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Messner spied some Sherpas that he knew in the Tibet chapter, where did Messner know the Sherpas from?

2. While Messner studied the North Col through his binoculars and planned his next objective in the North Col chapter, where were Cheng and Tsao?

3. What item was NOT packed in Messner's rucksack as he climbed to the upper base camp in the Chomolungma chapter?

4. In what city did the authorities have a celebratory reception for Messner and his team?

5. On the first day of his Everest ascent, Messner forced himself to drink fluids even though he did not feel thirsty. How much fluid had Messner decided he must drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. While trapped in the crevasse in the Chomolungma chapter, what promise did Messner make?

2. How did Messner react in the Chomolungma chapter when he escaped the crevasse alive?

3. According to Messner in the Chomolungma chapter, why did nomads love their homelands more than stationary citizens do?

4. As Messner's team traveled back to the base camp in the Rongbuk chapter, what did he notice as he looked at the mountains that made Messner hopeful?

5. As Messner climbed to the summit of Everest in the Chomolungma chapter, what were his only two aids?

6. Why is the summer monsoon of extraordinary importance for the people of India and Nepal?

7. In the Tibetan chapter, how did Messner describe the province of Szechuan?

8. In the Tibet chapter, what was Nena's egotistical reason for not wanting Messner to take the walkie-talkie with him for his summit attempt?

9. According to Nena in the Tibet chapter, why would Messner's solo ascent be lessened if he took a walkie-talkie with him?

10. As Messner studied the North Col, what did he hope would hold true based on the sixteen year weather cycle?

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